dole

英 [dəʊl] 美[dol]

the unemployed people receiving benefit from the state

领取救济的失业人员

another 21,300 people &B{joined the dole queues} in May.
五月份又有21,300人领取失业救济金。

Receiving regular relief payments from or as if from the government.

领取固定救济的：从政府或政府一类的机关那里接受固定救济的

1. T-shirts are a nice little earner and it's better than the dole.: 卖T恤衫来钱容易，比领救济金好。

3. The Government cannot expect graduates to twiddle their thumbs on the dole.: 政府不愿意看到毕业生领着救济金却什么也不干。

5. Bob Dole seemed less than enthusiastic about the proposed move.: 鲍勃·多尔似乎对提议的这项行动不太感兴趣。